Chinese Counter Attacks Drive Japanese From Shanghai Front
Chinese forces battered the Shanghai front with heavy fire and counterattacks, dislodging Japanese units from two key sectors. A Japanese bombing raid on the International Settlement injured 29 people, including 25 Chinese and four Sikhs. U.S. Marines aided by Chinese troops reported burns while aiding a wounded Chinese woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U.P
International Settlement
India
John Coleman
United States Marines
Officers Seek New Clues in Ramona Hornbeck Death
Lorain County officers pursued new leads in the 19 year old Ramona Hornbeck death case after a polygraph test was given to John W. Campbell 19 who had recently returned from Marshall Michigan where he faced charges of molesting a 15 year old girl Campbell initially confessed to ravishing and killing Hornbeck but later recanted his admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
U.P
Lorain County
Ramona Louise Hornbeck
John W. Campbell
Campbell
Marshall
Mich
Kennedy announces liner contract for $15.75 million
Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy says the U S Maritime Commission United States Line Co and Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co signed a contract to build the finest and safest ship afloat at a cost of 15 75 million. The steamer will be a companion to the S S Manhattan and S S Washington in the North Atlantic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Joseph P. Kennedy
U. S. Maritime Commission
Commission
United States Line Co
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
S. S. Manhattan
S. S. Washington
Virginia mountain families moved into new government homesteads
About six Blue Ridge families in Shenandoah National Park were resettled on new subsistence homesteads in Ida Park Tract as part of the park development project. They left old frontier homes for improved cottages with new kitchens and baths, while tears marked the departure and smiles followed the inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luray
U.P
Blue Ridge Mountain
Shenandoah National Park
Shenanoah National Park
Ida Park
Cataogues
Nicaraguan Stamp Sparks Honduras Border Crisis
United States Venezuela and Costa Rica offer good offices to mediate a Central American dispute over a Nicaraguan air mail stamp mapping borders. Honduras and Nicaragua accept mediation as troops near the frontier amid long standing quarrel tied to a 1906 arbitral decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Nicaragua
Honduras
United States
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Alfonso
Spain
No License for Dead Dog Fines Woman in Bellaire
Mrs. Mary Bellinsky, 44, jailed four days for not buying a dog license for a dead dog five weeks. Justice Dewey Corbett ruled harboring an unlicensed dog proves ownership and fined her $19.95, which she could not pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
WUP
Mary Bellinsky
Two Nazi Spies Held By Russian Authorities
Moscow reports two men held on espionage charges denounced as agents of the German Nazi secret police. It marks the first German espionage charges in months and the first direct Russian accusation against the Gestapo. Sixty two executions yesterday lift the enemy purge total to 1 093.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow-Rup
Gestapo
United Press
Bombardment Endangers Two Representatives Near Hotel
U S wartime dispatch reports Rep. Jerry T. OConnell and Rep. John T. Bernard narrowly escaped injury during an intensive Nationalist bombardment Thursday night. Shells fell near their hotel at a rate of about one per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Iur
Jerry T. O'Connell
Mont
John T. Bernard
Minn
Heidelberg College to inaugurate seventh president
Dr. Clarence F. E. Josephson, seventh president of Heidelberg College, will be inaugurated here Saturday. The ceremony marks a new era for the institution and will draw alumni and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Clarence FE. Josephson
Heidelberg College
Plane crash blamed on sudden 70 mile wind squall
United Airlines Main liner encountered a 70 mile wind that pushed it 17 miles off course and into a mountainside near the Uintas. Major R W Schroeder says upper atmosphere storm could not be forecast from the ground and radio likely failed. Pilot Earl Woodgerd climbed to 10 000 feet after takeoff from Cheyenne and remained there until the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
U.P
United Airlines
R. W. Schroeder
Earl Woodgerd
Woodgerd
Cheyenne
Wyo
Uinta Mountain Range
Coal Board to Fix Price in East Area
The National Bituminous Coal Commission moved to set minimum prices in eight eastern districts after producers boards failed to agree. Chairman Hosford said the commission will fix prices on its own motion and ordered boards to submit data by Oct. 25 for use in formulating schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Charles A. Hosford, Jr
Commission
Hosford
Industry
Financial Ruin Predicted for State Schools
Columbus news reports state education director E N Dietrich warning that the state school foundation program will collapse with deficits totaling 3.471 million for 1937 plus 5.75 million already in 1936, projecting 9 million in debt at start of 1938. He cites growing gaps between authorized expenditures and tax collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
School Foundation
E. N. Dietrich
Dietrich
Fowler Trial Is Postponed to November Eighth
Roscoe O Fowler trial for the death of Lafe Williamson was postponed from November 1 to November 8 at defense request. Assistant prosecutor Craig Davis announced the new date as prosecutors Manning Webster and Fred Crow join. A court order requires 75 prospective jurors instead of 24 to aid in jury selection due to anticipated difficulty. Coroner Henry Ewing will summon the jurors after Fowler was arrested on a second degree murder indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ewing
Fowler
Giggling Bandit Duo Nabbed In Cleveland Arrest
Cleveland police capture Dorothy Zecchini 28 mother of two and Edward Watkins 18 after a week long manhunt linked them to seven holdups. Watkins implicated the suspect during a traffic stop leading to their arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Edward Watkins
Watkins
Dorothy Zecchini
Halloween Prank Fatal to Ohio Youth
A Reynoldsburg High School student, 16 year old George Pursely, died after a Halloween prank. He climbed a telephone pole to throw shelled corn on passersby, touched a live wire and plummeted about 30 feet, breaking his neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
George Pursely
Reynoldsburg
Judge Wallace Two Years of Justice Against James Gang
William H. Wallace the Jackson County prosecutor who led the crackdown on the Jesse James gang died at 89. He secured Bill Ryan’s 25 year sentence, helped end the James gang era, and later identified Jesse James after his death in St. Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
William H
Wallace
Bill Ryan
James Gang
Ryan
Missouri Penitentiary
Jameses
Jesse James
St. Joseph
Denies Market Slump Caused By Wall Street
Charles R. Gay president of the New York Stock Exchange urged balanced perspective and dispassionate judgments on stock declines. He argued that prices are set by the people's view across Main Streets not by Wall Street and called for government finance and industry cooperation for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Uu.p
Charles R. Gay
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Gay
American Institute of Accountants
Duke and Wally Plan Independent American Tour
Secretary Harold L. Ickes stated the government will not coordinate the Duke of Windsor's American tour. He told the Duke's agents they must arrange their own itinerary and publicity. The Duke seeks to travel as an individual, not in an official capacity. No British government notice has been received, and officials have not taken formal cognizance.
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Washington
U.P
Duke of Windsor
Harold L. Ickes
Judge Frees One Garr From Murder Charge
In Shelbyville Kentucky Judge Charles C. Marshall frees Jack Carr one of three Garr brothers amid the Denhardt slaying case. The court notes unarmed status and orders release as Roy Garr remains on trial for murder with self defense and temporary insanity claims. Dr E Sam Garr will face trial later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville, Ky
Garr
H. H. Denhardt
Charles C. Marshall
Jack Carr
Roy Garr
E. Sam Garr
Farley Dodges Question on Roosevelt Third Term
James A. Farley refused to discuss a third term for President Roosevelt during a California visit. He said he had never discussed it with the President and claimed Roosevelt remains as popular now as last November, adding you’ll have to ask the boss about that.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
James A. Farley
California
Roosevelt
Loyalist destroyer Ciscar sunk off Gijon harbor
The Loyalist destroyer Ciscar was sunk by her crew today near Gijon harbor to avoid capture as the northern fleet under General Francisco Franco blockaded the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordeaux
U.r
Ciscar
Francisco Frango
Gijon
Kiss in Public Yields Month Prison Term for Irish Girl
Julia Clark a Glasgow girl was jailed for one month in Dundalk for kissing her boyfriend in public. Convicted under De Valera’s Vice Law Section 18 she faces lifetime ban from the Free State while her partner pays a $10 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundalk
Irish Free State
Urk
Julia Clark
Parkhead
Glasgow
de Valera
Julia
Free State
Franco Declares Control of Asturias as Loyalists Collapse
Franco announces conquest of Asturias after a 15 month siege of Oviedo ends. About 70 percent of Oviedo destroyed while 45,000 Loyalist troops surrender, freeing forces to aid the Aragon front for a potential Madrid and Valencia assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
U.P
Spain
Francisco Franco
Asturias
Aragon
Franco
Madrid
Valencia
Oviedo
48 Day Battle For Life Ends In Death
Mrs. James Welborn of Des Moines died after 48 days in a coma following a Sept. 3 car crash that left her unconscious and her infant son three weeks premature. Her husband also died four hours after the accident. Doctors tried brain surgery and transfusions to save her life. Bronchial pneumonia developed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.R
James Welborn
Psychiatrist Cleared In Indiana Murder
Dr. Douglas W. Owen, once detained in St. Joseph County Jail, was released as an investigation into Melba Moore’s murder progressed. His attorney said he is free to continue crime studies while federal and local officials pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
U.R
Douglas W. Owen
Melba Moore
St. Joseph County
William Hosinski
Hosinski
Miss Moore
Dr. Owen
Ohio Woman’s Christian Temperance Union elects sixth president
Mrs. Viola D. Romans of Columbus is re-elected president of the Ohio Women’s Christian Temperance Union for the sixth time at the meeting in Springfield Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCOTU
Springfield
Viola D. Romans
Columbus
Ohio Women's Christian Temperance Union
Roosevelt weighs corn loan plan amid budget balance talk
President Roosevelt summoned farm and treasury aides to discuss funding for a proposed corn loan program while keeping a target of a balanced federal budget for 1938-39. He noted possible needs beyond $150 million in corn loans and hinted at tax options, amid Supreme Court doubts on processing taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Farm and Treasury
Farm
Treasury
Hyde Park
Congress
Borah to Oppose Crop Control Plan in Session
Senator William E. Borah, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told farmers at Pomona Grange in Meridian Idaho that he will oppose the administration’s crop control program in the coming special session. He argued that reducing acreage invites other nations to expand theirs and that price maintenance by production limits is flawed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Idaho
U.P
Willliam E. Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Pomona Grange
Youths rob Silver Front Cafe in Columbus
Three young bandits held up the Silver Front Cafe early today and escaped in an automobile with 504 dollars in cash and a diamond stickpin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Blue Gray Trail Extended to West Point Route 33
The Blue and Gray Trail now runs from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic extending from Richmond Virginia to West Point over 100 miles. Virginia renumbers the highway as No 33 aligning with U S 33 while five states plan improvements along the cross state corridor. Blue and Gray Trail officials defend the route arguing it is the best direct path despite objections in West Virginia over passing through Athens and Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Richmond
West Point
Virginia
W. A. Compton
Blue and Gray Trail Association
Great Lakes
Atlantic
U. S
W. Va
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